Great weather and our lowest tides of the year combined to make this an excellent time to explore the tidepools at Haystack Rock. This post is going to mostly be a list and photos of some of the amazing creatures we saw!

A juvenile red rock crab perches on a patch of red encrusting sponge. To the left, a six rayed sea star clings above aggregating anemones. Photo taken by volunteer interpreter Kari Kidd.

A tiny red nudibranch grazes on its food of choice, red encrusting sponge. The small bump just left of the center of the sponge is the nudibranch. Above photo courtesy of volunteer interpreter Kari Kidd. Photo below taken by staff interpreter Susan Glarum.

Above: A red rock crab hides in rock crevice next to a lined chiton and giant green sea anemone. Photo taken by staff interpreter Katie Corliss. Below: Another red rock crab peers out from a crack. Photo by staff interpreter Susan Glarum.